deficiens

κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēfĭcĭēns, tis, part. pr. de deficio || adj^t : deficientia verba Prisc. verbes défectifs.